stratification‚ and a basis foraffirmative action. Historically‚ it defined communities into thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis. The Jātis were grouped by the Brahminical texts under the four well-known caste categories (the varnas): viz Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas‚Vaishyas‚ and Shudras. Certain people were excluded altogether‚ ostracized by all other castes and treated as untouchables. Although identified with Hinduism‚ caste systems have also been observed among other religions on the Indian
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Chetan Bhagat‚ is an Indian author‚ columnist‚ and speaker. Bhagat is the author of five bestselling novels‚ Five Point Someone (2004)‚ One Night @ the Call Center (2005)‚ The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008) ‚ 2 States (2009) & Revolution 2020: Love‚ Corruption‚ Ambition. All five books have remained bestsellers since their release and two have inspired Bollywood films (including the hit film 3 Idiots). In 2008‚ The New York Times called Bhagat "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s
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introduced the thinking of western idealist philosophers into Indian thought. He was a famous teacher and his birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in India. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5‚ 1888 at Tartani‚ Madras in a poor Brahmin family. As his father was poor Radhakrishnan supported most of his education through scholarships. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had his early education at Gowdie School‚ Tiruvallur and then went to the Lutheran Mission School in Tirupati for his high
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Indian Authors in English Language There is no dearth of Indian authors who write in English language‚ as of today. But it was not same a century ago. English literature and writing was still in its nascent phase in India and most of the Indian writers were either used to be Indian born British or Britain educated Indians. The list includes exponents such as George Orwell‚ Rudyard Kipling‚ Jim Corbett‚ Tagore and Sarojini Naidu among others. The post independence decades were largely dormant
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of the cosmos of Hinduism * Brahma- considered to be the creator of the world in Hinduism * Vishnu- the Hindu protector of the world * Shiva- the Hindu god of transformation and destruction that ultimately leafs to new creation * Brahmins- members of the priestly castle in the Hindu caste system * Ksatriyas- the warrior or governmental caste in the Hindu caste system * Vaisyas- caste of farmers‚ merchants‚ businesspeople‚ and professionals in the Hindu caste system * Sudras-
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relationships‚ in spirituality‚ in attempts to avoid the unavoidable‚ things start to fall apart. In Siddhartha‚ by Hermann Hess‚ escapism is just one more untruth for Siddhartha to overcome. After spending many years with his father and the nearby Brahmins‚ Siddhartha realizes that they cannot teach him anything else. He first joins the Samanas (wandering ascetics who live in the forest) to help kill his ego so he can find his true Self‚ the Atman within him. They teach him to inhabit all the organisms
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festival celebrated on beginning of spring season. Another interesting thing about India is that the Indians speaks more than 1500 languages out of which some have become extinct and Sanskrit was one of them. It was spoken by upper castes like Brahmins and Kshatriyas while other castes spoke a number of dialects which were called as Prakrits. There are eighteen languages which have been mentioned in the constitution of India. Major portion of Indian population speaks Hindi while hundreds of other
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Thoreau’s and Siddhartha’s relationship to nature and their tensions with society play a significant role in their seeking of the good life because their relationship with nature enriches their abilities to observe and imagine and their tensions with the society inspire them to discover the true nature of their lives that is disguised by their daily‚ monotonous lives. In Siddhartha‚ the protagonist leads a comfortable life but still feels dissatisfied. To escape from this dissatisfaction‚ he joins
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A lactovegetarian eating routine is trailed by numerous Hindus – no meat‚ poultry or fish‚ no eggs‚ however drain items are permitted and energized. Meat is disallowed‚ as the cow is viewed as consecrated. Brahmins may have confinements on who readies their nourishment and how it is put away. There are numerous fasting days and periods in the date-book‚ with confinements‚ for example‚ eating just plant nourishments. There are no set medicines for sustenance
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Finally‚ after a hiatus of 28 freaking years‚ it’s ours… yes‚ the World Cup is ours… not only because we played like the champions‚ but also... coz we are the champions! | Sachin getting a ride through the stadium by fellow teammates. It was his last World Cup match! | But‚ how do you think they got the knack to achieve the coveted trophy? It could simply be answered… if you saw the match! The great spine-thrilling battle between India & Sri Lanka was nothing less than an epic. The
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